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Flashbacks, Episode 38
produced by World Wide Entertainment, in Flashbacks (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2007, originally published 2007), 5 mins
This video, produced by World Wide Entertainment, is about the US bombing raids of Japan during World War II, also known as the Doolittle Raid.
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produced by World Wide Entertainment, in Flashbacks (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2007, originally published 2007), 5 mins
Description
This video, produced by World Wide Entertainment, is about the US bombing raids of Japan during World War II, also known as the Doolittle Raid.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
World Wide Entertainment
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
World Wide Entertainment
Series
Flashbacks
Person Discussed
James Harold Doolittle, 1896-1993
Topic / Theme
Air raids, Airplanes, Battles, Bombardment, Military personnel, Doolittle Raid, Tokyo, Japan, April 18, 1942, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2007 by World Wide Entertainment
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Infamous Places, 5, Hiroshima Japan
produced by Andrew Thomson, fl. 2009-2011 and Gillian Bartlett, in Infamous Places, 5 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2007, originally published 2007), 5 mins
Hiroshima, Japan: On the 6th of August 1945, the US B29 dubbed the Enola Gay flew over the Japanese city of Hiroshima and dropped a nuclear bomb called Little Boy. The plane, piloted by 509th composite group commander Paul Tibbets was launched from the airbase in the West Pacific, 6 hours flight time from Japan. W...
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produced by Andrew Thomson, fl. 2009-2011 and Gillian Bartlett, in Infamous Places, 5 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2007, originally published 2007), 5 mins
Description
Hiroshima, Japan: On the 6th of August 1945, the US B29 dubbed the Enola Gay flew over the Japanese city of Hiroshima and dropped a nuclear bomb called Little Boy. The plane, piloted by 509th composite group commander Paul Tibbets was launched from the airbase in the West Pacific, 6 hours flight time from Japan. When it was launched it exploded about 600 meters above the city, 80,000 people were killed outright and an estimated further 60,000 dea...
Hiroshima, Japan: On the 6th of August 1945, the US B29 dubbed the Enola Gay flew over the Japanese city of Hiroshima and dropped a nuclear bomb called Little Boy. The plane, piloted by 509th composite group commander Paul Tibbets was launched from the airbase in the West Pacific, 6 hours flight time from Japan. When it was launched it exploded about 600 meters above the city, 80,000 people were killed outright and an estimated further 60,000 deaths occurred in the following months. There were many reasons why Hiroshima was targeted.
The research and development project that resulted in the design and construction of the world's first atomic bombs was named 'the Manhattan Project'. After test in New Mexico in July, Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima under the order of President Harry S. Truman, as was 'Fat Man,' the second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki three days later.
The US made the momentous decision to use nuclear weapons in a bid to force Japan's surrender and end the six-year-old Second World War. The Japanese surrendered on August 15.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Andrew Thomson, fl. 2009-2011, Gillian Bartlett, Madeleine Swain
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
World Wide Entertainment
Series
Infamous Places
Speaker / Narrator
Madeleine Swain
Topic / Theme
Air raids, Bombardment, Military strategy, Weapons and ordnance, Nuclear warfare, Atomic Bombing, Hiroshima, Japan, August 6, 1945, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2007 by World Wide Entertainment
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Infamous Places, 6, Pearl Harbour
produced by Andrew Thomson, fl. 2009-2011, in Infamous Places, 6 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2007, originally published 2007), 5 mins
Pearl Harbor: On the 7th of December 1941, the US naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii was ambushed by the naval forces of the empire of Japan. It was the event that made the US enter the Second World War.
There were heavy losses for the Americans with 2403 dead and 1178 wounded, they also lost 188 aircraft and 5...
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produced by Andrew Thomson, fl. 2009-2011, in Infamous Places, 6 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2007, originally published 2007), 5 mins
Description
Pearl Harbor: On the 7th of December 1941, the US naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii was ambushed by the naval forces of the empire of Japan. It was the event that made the US enter the Second World War.
There were heavy losses for the Americans with 2403 dead and 1178 wounded, they also lost 188 aircraft and 5 battleships and 1 minelayer and 3 destroyers were either sunk or badly damaged. The air raid attack began at 7:48am and was over ninet...
Pearl Harbor: On the 7th of December 1941, the US naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii was ambushed by the naval forces of the empire of Japan. It was the event that made the US enter the Second World War.
There were heavy losses for the Americans with 2403 dead and 1178 wounded, they also lost 188 aircraft and 5 battleships and 1 minelayer and 3 destroyers were either sunk or badly damaged. The air raid attack began at 7:48am and was over ninety minutes later.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Andrew Thomson, fl. 2009-2011, Madeleine Swain
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
World Wide Entertainment
Series
Infamous Places
Speaker / Narrator
Madeleine Swain
Topic / Theme
Air raids, Airplanes, Bombardment, Military strategy, Weapons and ordnance, Bombing of Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2007 by World Wide Entertainment
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Main Event, 3, 1945
produced by World Wide Entertainment, in Main Event, 3 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment), 5 mins
Monday, 6th August 1945 began like any other day for the citizens of Hiroshima, Japan. Little did they know, but in mere hours a weapon like the world had never seen before would be dropped on their city, killing 80,000 and devastating the landscape. Three days later, a similar fate would befall Nagasaki, Japan. I...
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produced by World Wide Entertainment, in Main Event, 3 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment), 5 mins
Description
Monday, 6th August 1945 began like any other day for the citizens of Hiroshima, Japan. Little did they know, but in mere hours a weapon like the world had never seen before would be dropped on their city, killing 80,000 and devastating the landscape. Three days later, a similar fate would befall Nagasaki, Japan. It all started with Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941; an event that drew a reluctant US into WWII. The bombings on the two Japanes...
Monday, 6th August 1945 began like any other day for the citizens of Hiroshima, Japan. Little did they know, but in mere hours a weapon like the world had never seen before would be dropped on their city, killing 80,000 and devastating the landscape. Three days later, a similar fate would befall Nagasaki, Japan. It all started with Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941; an event that drew a reluctant US into WWII. The bombings on the two Japanese cities would see the beginning of the end of the war, and as such, is remembered as the main event of 1945.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
World Wide Entertainment
Publisher
World Wide Entertainment
Series
Main Event
Person Discussed
Harry S. Truman, 1884-1972
Topic / Theme
Air raids, Bombardment, Nuclear warfare, Atomic Bombing, Hiroshima, Japan, August 6, 1945, Atomic Bombing, Nagasaki, Japan, August 9, 1945, Japanese Surrender, August 14, 1945, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Momentous Happenings, 20, 1998
in Momentous Happenings, 20 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2002, originally published 2002), 5 mins
1998 was a year of accusations of presidential sexual dalliances, as well as a new European currency. American President Bill Clinton was embarrassed by allegations of a relationship with White House Intern Monica Lewinsky. The lies continued into the new year, prompting an impeachment trial in early 1999. Later,...
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in Momentous Happenings, 20 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2002, originally published 2002), 5 mins
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1998 was a year of accusations of presidential sexual dalliances, as well as a new European currency. American President Bill Clinton was embarrassed by allegations of a relationship with White House Intern Monica Lewinsky. The lies continued into the new year, prompting an impeachment trial in early 1999. Later, Clinton had other matters on his mind, when the US and Britain started air strikes on Iraq, saying Baghdad would never co-operate with...
1998 was a year of accusations of presidential sexual dalliances, as well as a new European currency. American President Bill Clinton was embarrassed by allegations of a relationship with White House Intern Monica Lewinsky. The lies continued into the new year, prompting an impeachment trial in early 1999. Later, Clinton had other matters on his mind, when the US and Britain started air strikes on Iraq, saying Baghdad would never co-operate with Arms Inspectors. At the same time, Europe announced the advent of new currency
called the Euro.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
World Wide Entertainment
Series
Momentous Happenings
Speaker / Narrator
Kofi Annan, 1938-, William Jefferson Clinton, 1946-
Person Discussed
Kofi Annan, 1938-, William Jefferson Clinton, 1946-, Saddam Hussein, 1937-2006, Augusto Pinochet, 1915-2006
Topic / Theme
Air raids, Arrests, Bombardment, Community relations, International relations, Money, Scandals, Belfast Agreement, April 10, 1998, War and Violence, World History, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2011. Used by Permission of Landmark Media Inc.
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